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David Ndzi

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Summary

I am a Professor of Wireless Communication Systems and the Head of the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

I graduated with a BSc (Joint Honours) in Electronics and Mathematics from Keele University in 1994, and a PhD in Telecommunications from the University of Portsmouth in 1998.

I worked for one year as a Research Associate and was appointed a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering in 1999. From 2007 to February 2017, I held the posts of International Coordinator of the Faculty of Technology and Principal Lecturer in the School of Engineering at the University of Portsmouth.

I joined the University of the West of Scotland as Assistant Dean (International) of the School of Engineering and Computing in February 2017. In March 2018, I became the Assistant Dean (Global Engagement) and was responsible for the School of Engineering and Computing, School of Science and Sport, and School of Health, Nursing, and Midwifery. I became Interim Dean of the School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences in November 2018 and then Head of Computing Division in May 2019. From 2020, I was also the Director of The Scotland Academy - Wuxi, China. This was a joint institute between the University of the West of Scotland and Wuxi Taihu University approved by the China Ministry of Education. I was responsible for developing the curriculum, setting up and managing the Scotland Academy from 2020 to 2023. I have extensive expertise in managing engineering (Mechanical, Electronic and Civil Engineering), computing and physics TNE programmes. I have managed programmes and partnerships in many countries including China, Singapore, India, UAE and Ghana. From 2019 to 2023, I also managed the Scottish Centre for Enabling Technology, a commercial arm of the school.

I re-joined the University of Portsmouth as Head of the School of Energy and Electronic Engineering in August 2023. In August 2024, the School of Energy and Electronic Engineering, and the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering merged to form the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

Area of academic expertise - outline

  • Advanced experimental system development for wireless wideband channel studies
  • Wireless sensor networks, ad-hoc networks and mesh networks
  • Impact of vegetation on radio waves
  • Ambient information aggregation and management for resource management and security
  • Rain modelling and prediction for application in telecommunications, water resource management and flood prediction
  • Precision agriculture
  • AI-based environmental monitoring, modelling and prediction

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water

Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D., Telecommunications, University of Portsmouth

1 Aug 19941 Apr 1998

Award Date: 1 Apr 1998

BSc (Hons), Mathematics and Electronics, Keele University

1 Oct 19911 Jun 1994

Award Date: 1 Jun 1994

External positions

Head of School of Energy and Electronic Engineering

1 Aug 202331 Jul 2024

Head of Division of Computing, Director of the Scotland Academy (Wuxi, China) and TNE Manager, University of the West of Scotland

1 Aug 202031 Jul 2023

Assistant Dean (Global Engagement), University of the West of Scotland

1 Feb 201914 May 2019

Interim Dean of School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland

14 Nov 201831 Jan 2019

Head of Division of Computing and Director of Scottish Centre for Enabling Technologies & TNE

15 May 201831 Jul 2020

Assistant Dean (Global Engagement), University of the West of Scotland

20 Feb 201713 Nov 2018

Keywords

  • QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
  • wireless networks
  • rain modelling
  • environmental monitoring
  • AI
  • telecommunications
  • rain prediction
  • flood prediction
  • adaptation to climate change
  • Renewable Energy

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